I turned too early and we ended up at another park with an observation tower over the now frozen marsh. We got out with the intent of climbing the observation tower, but the wind was sooooo cold. We looked around, threw a couple snowballs on the ice, and hurried back to the van. We drove along to the correct entrance and tried again.
The trees made a nice barrier for the wind, and this stop was much better. We wandered along the snow covered path through the woods and watched the wind blow the snow from the treetops. We especially enjoyed trying to identify all the animal tracks. We saw deer, rabbit, dog, and raccoon tracks. Danielle says she saw duck and bear tracks, too. 
When we came out of the woods at the other end of the trail, the unspoiled snow was too 
much to resist. The three of us dropped in the snow and made snow angels. Then the kids made their own animal tracks. (I think they were trying to make rabbit tracks in this picture.) We threw snowballs, they jumped on my head (well, my shadow’s head - as pictured), and we giggled a lot. 
When we finally got back in the van to head home, Tyler said, “That was fun. That was really really fun. That was even more fun than playing trains!” He was right. It was. 
I don’t know if it was our trip out today, a change in his bedtime routine, a combination of both, or just luck, but he fell asleep without problem tonight.Here are some other pictures from today.
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How did you make the black, white and blue picture?
My new camera has a color swap feature. Normally you would have to do this w/photo editing software. Instead, you can do it directly on the camera before even snapping the picture! I thought it was cool and was trying to experiment with it yesterday.
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